Barcelona were supposed to be celebrating another victory on Tuesday night, and with Real Madrid’s defeat, moving within two points of the La Liga title. However the news that Director of Football Mateu Alemany would be leaving the club plunged the club back into institutional crisis again.
Alemany was in charge of negotiations for Barcelona and has been widely praised for his work with the Blaugrana since he came, managing to bring in several players last summer, including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde.
However his departure came as a shock, and while he will complete the transfer window with the club, it does raise questions about the direction Barcelona are going in.
On the one hand, Alemany is likely to head to English side Aston Villa, who have reportedly offered him a significant wage in order to join them, but one of the driving factors behind the decision were disagreements on how to proceed with Barcelona’s future.
Despite the stated desire of Barcelona to bring back Lionel Messi, Alemany was never a fan of the idea, as per Helena Condis Edo. For both the financial constraints it will place on the club, and the decision to bring back an ageing superstar. Along the same lines, Alemany did not agree with the renewal of Sergi Roberto, nor the potential renewal of Sergio Busquets.
It appears President Joan Laporta, and potentially Xavi Hernandez, are fuelling many of the moves that Barcelona are making, something Alemany has perhaps grown tired of.
Former Real Betis Sporting Director Antonio Cordon is supposedly the favourite to take over, but losing Alemany is a blow to the Blaugrana. Apart from the work already demonstrated at Barcelona, he is one of the most well-respected operators in Spain.
sarabia007
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Mateu was trying to tell the board that xavi is a very terrible coach ,don't tell me he is winning the league, gaiter is also winning the league at psg ,how can xavi only tactics be attempting crosses into the 18 box ,we can't even create surprise intelligent chances in the 18 box any more , no 1-2 passes triangle pass in the middle of the pitch, Barca fans use to be the fans that understands good football more than other fans but mateu is amazed how they are impressed with xavi poor tactics,they are even trying to give xavi 5 years contract , can't u guys see what xavi tactics has been since 6 months now , attempting crossing into the 18 box , ten hag united under few month is with them even plays more exciting football than this Barca , most of lewy chances are scrabs from poor crosses , m sure benzema will win the golden boot ,Barca fans open your eyes , some even think raphinfa is a good player like wow due to the stats from tap in ,he is a joke of a winger